Vol 1 Chapter 15 (1/2)
Chapter Fifteen: Demi-Humans
We switched off sleep-shi+fts, and before longhad come
By noon, there were already new problems
We were out hunting Usapils
“Ah…”
The knife I’d given Raphtalia snapped with an audible crack
“Here, take it”
I didn’t really have a choice, so I held out my work knife to her She took it and killed the Usapil that was biting me
“I’m so sorry”
“Nothing lasts forever It just broke It’s no big deal”
It was just a cheap thing, and we’d never even had it sharpened
“Let’s just head back to town”
“Okay”
We’d accrued a sizable a it between the two of us, we set off for town
Also, I was now at level 11, and so was Raphtalia
On the way back to toe ran into a few monsters, but Raphtalia was able to dispatch them with the little utility knife
Back in toe sold all our loot and70 pieces of silver
“I wonder what happened”
“The knife?”
Raphtalia and I were eating at a food stall
It looked like ere h money to survive If I could cook Usapil meat, we could eat for free That took a little pressure off
I didn’t knohere to go, but I knee needed to get good equip up
“Hey, Let’s go to the weapon shop”
“Okay”
Rumble…
I heard a sto behind me
“I’ry”
“Didn’t you just eat??”
What was this, puberty?! How many times did she need to eat every day?
“Ha…”
Engel’s coefficient was about to ju, she’d eat me out of house and home
“What I’ive us the best equipment you can for 65 pieces of silver Throw in a work knife, too”
The weapon shop owner slapped his palm to his forehead
“I guess I’ you such a cheap one… but you still need to take care of your weapons”
“Sorry I was using it like it had a Blood Clean coating Bad idea, huh?”
Right, the balloons, Mush, and Eggugs were all basically inani had some liquid inside that you had to watch out for But the Usapils bled, and that must have affected the knife On top of that, we never cleaned or sharpened it, so that just made it break quicker
“But you know, it’s only been three days since I saw you guys last You’re looking much healthier”
“You think?”
Raphtalia shot him a professional smile What did he want to say?
“Hm? And you look so happy too”
“I am!”
This was the perfect place to haggle
“Hey, put most of that 65 pieces of silver into the weapon”
“What about you?”
“I’m fine”
“Really?”
Raphtalia looked up at me, confused
“Do I look like I need so? Geez…”
In all the fighting we’d done so far, I hadn’t been hurt even once But the other heroes had warnedbut fall behind as the gaoes on
So I wasn’t going to waste resources on h that the enemy’s attacks started to hurt me
“Hmm…”
Raphtalia was acting like she didn’t get what I iven her
“Well this is fate, isn’t it? I’ll give you a deal”
“Just knock some of the price off”
“I’ you pretty much the lowest price I can If I don’t, you’ll sick your balloons on me, won’t you?”
So people really were gossiping about ood for me
“I just repay absurdity in kind”
“… No skin off et what you want”
“You know me so well”
“I can tell just by looking at you You’re far more business-minded than those other Heroes”
“I’ll take that as a compliment”
“Now then…”
The old guy was rubbing his chin as he looked Raphtalia over
“Maybe it’s about time you moved on from a knife You think you’re ready for a sword?”
“You think I can handle it?”
“You seem up for it! Maybe a short sword to start off with”
He went off to a corner of the shop and started rus
“Huh”
“I’onna use a sword?”
“I guess so”
“I’ll look up the instructions on how to use them”
The old guy ca a beat-up leather breastplate
“Here we’ve got an iron short sword, and a leather breastplate”
He handed her the sword and pulled the breastplate down over her clothes
At the sarumble came from Raphtalia’s stomach
“Not again!”
“Hey, she’s a deht? She’s a kid, and you should expect this as she levels up”
What was that supposed to mean? I didn’t really understand it, but apparently the demi-humans lived by different rules
“Huh, really? Well you just stay put and listen to the lecture I’ll go get you some food, okay?”
“Okay!”
The old guy at the counter burst into laughter at our conversation
“All right, get out of here I’ll teach her the basics while you are gone”